My Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts

G'day!  Welcome to my second "Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts".  You can view the first one here (containing reviews of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and London Has Fallen (2016)).  Here …

Restored English Translation of Genesis: Chapter 37

Today I present my Restored English Translation (RET) of Beresheet (Genesis) chapter 37.  As usual, it contains the Hebrew names (with a glossary of them afterwards), and at the end a a list of where the Aleph-Tavs occur (as they are no longer included in the main text). (To clarify: this is MY OWN translation …

Restored English Translation of Genesis: Chapter 36

Here is my Restored English Translation (RET) of Beresheet (Genesis) chapter 36.  As usual, it contains the Hebrew names, with a glossary of them afterwards.  At the end is a list of where the Aleph Tavs occur, as they are no longer included in the main text. CHAPTER 36 1 Now these are the generations …

My Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts

G'day!  I've decided that every two weeks, I'll post fairly short reviews of 5 movies/TV series.  I'll try to keep them spoiler-free, although I won't always be successful, so here's the disclaimer: WARNING: POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD.  PROCEED AT OWN RISK OK, now that that's out of the way, here are this fortnight's five movies: Raiders …

Restored English Translation of Genesis: Chapter 35

Here is the latest installment in my Restored English Translation (RET) of the Bible: Beresheet (Genesis) chapter 35.  As usual, it contains the Hebrew names, with a glossary of them after the chapter.  At the end is a list of where the Aleph-Tavs occur, as they are no longer included in the main text. CHAPTER …

The Real Origin of Oil

The usual story of oil's origin is that it's fossilised plant or animal material that turned into oil when compressed, hence the term fossil fuel.  Really? In the (excellent) novel The Emperor's Tomb by Steve Berry, one of the plot points is that oil doesn't really come from organic material (biotic) - but is naturally formed …

Restored English Translation of Genesis: Chapter 34

Shabbat Shalom!  Today I present my Restored English Translation (RET) of Beresheet (Genesis) chapter 34.  As usual, it contains the Hebrew names (with a glossary of them at the end) and a list of where the Aleph-Tavs occur (as they're no longer included in the main text). CHAPTER 34 1 And Leah's daughter Dinah (whom she …